The Jewel Box by Patricia Daunt with photographs by Simon Upton
The Çuruksulu Mehmet Pasha Yali once saw diplomatic service as the home of the ambassador Muharrem Nuri Birgi. Successively remodelled in the past, today it is beautifully preserved, its restrained exterior and spacious interior evincing the classical age of Ottoman style, and its clifftop position providing timeless views.
Browse other full-length feature articles on the yalis and houses of the Bosphorus by Patricia Daunt
East with the night by Rory Knight Bruce with photographs by Faruk Akbas
Rory Knight Bruce leaves Istanbul to explore an oft-neglected region of central Anatolia - a land of whirling dervishes, ancient caves, colourful kilims and, regrettably, 'Konya pizza'.
A shepherd and his flock. The kepenek, a sleeveless coat of felt, is the only garment guaranteed to ward off the bitter cold of a Central Anatolian winter
The great walls by John Julius Norwich, Andrew Finkel and Andrew Byfield Photographs by Fritz von der Schulenburg
The Anastasian and Theodosian walls together protect the city for many years; but now this vast and beautiful network is under attack from within Istanbul itself, with one of the most misguided renovation programmes ever undertaken. In this special fourteen-page section, Cornucopia investigates the dangers that threaten this important cultural icon and its surroundings.
The walls of Istanbul and the long walls of Thrace between the Black Sea and the Marmara, built when Byzantium was threatened from the west
Articles in this feature:
The desecration of the walls by John Julius Norwich
Form and function: a perfect city wall by Swedish archaeologist Lars Karlsson
Within the forest of the long wall by Andrew Finkel with British archaeologist James Crow
The natural history of a living landscape by botanist Andrew Byfield
When the fair came to town Istanbul's Antiques and Decortaive Arts Fair Photographs by Simon Upton
Istanbul's Kusav Antiques and Decorative Arts Fair celebrates its tenth birthday. In this issue we featured some of the covetable artefacts that were on show, from rare books and calligraphy to jewellery and Leyla Seyhanli i's extrafvagant hats from the fashionable antiques district of Çukurcuma.
Modern art Autumn in retrospect
'Bebek' a pastel by Scottish-based artist Simon Blackwood exhibited at the Kusav fair.
Slaves to fantasy by Christopher Ferrard
Slavery continued as an institution in Ottoman Istanbul throughout the nineteenth century, fuelling the imaginations of artists, writers and liberals in Europe, especially in the 1830s when Europe was about to abolish slavery in its own colonies. But was slavery in Turkey as iniquitous as it was then made out?
Detail: Sir William Allan's 'The Slave Market of Constantinople'
Stock taking Text and photographs by Berrin Torolsan
Whether plain or exotic, pilav is deceptively simple to prepare yet the ultimate test of the accomplished cook.
Recipes for pilav made with rice, bulgur, couscous and vermicelli.
For a complete list of Berrin Torolsan's cookery stories in Cornucopia, see our cookery index. Selected recipes are also available online: menus.
A Bird in Hand Roger Upton on man's best friend, the sparrowhawk
Turkish austringer Niyazi Akkaya with a sparrowhawk. Only two weeks are needed to train a 'brancher', a hawk just old enough to leave the nest. After four months it is returned to the wild.
David Barchard reviews Anatolia: Land, Men and Gods in Asia Minor, by Stephen Mitchel (2 vols, OUP)
John Freely reviews The Janissaries, by Godfrey Goodwin Xanthus: Travels of Discovery in Turkey, by Enid Slatter Philippa Scott reviews Hot Art, Cold Cash, by Michael van Rijn, Warner Books
